Monthly Archives: March 2014

To Tokyo They Go

She’s a girl from South Dakota that was transplanted not long ago and now, my friend is moving to Tokyo. WHAT!? How crazy is that? What an adventure! She wanted photos before she left the states. Her sweet husband was not able to make it (the snow got in the way, the first time around.)...

Snowy Day

There is a wonderful, successful organization here in town called Black Dog Animal Rescue. A No Kill dog rescue. I have the pleasure of knowing and have the friendship of the founder. An amazing, strong, bound and determined, beautiful woman. She told me that she wanted some pictures with her kiddo in the snow, and since...

Praline Brownies and Jambalaya

  The feast before the fast. That’s how we celebrate the beginning of lent. Fat Tuesday is always filled with wonderful foods and desserts and this year new cocktails (the Parade Time Cocktail was fantastic!, but the name was a little  long, we had to shorten it.) We also, of course had muffuletta sandwiches (my...

Pralines

Tomorrow is Fat Tuesday and in preparation I’ll be making these…and then I’ll be making them into Praline Brownies (look for that one tomorrow, as well as an awesome jambalya recipe!) There is a shop that we frequented while in NOLA. Aunt Sallys. They have the best pralines. And they have free samples…which makes it...